BIRMINGHAM have revealed they have agreed a club record fee to buy skipper Danny King from Ipswich.

King has been on loan to the Brummies for a second successive season but with his parent club now riding at a lower level and the rider himself happy with life at Birmingham, the move will now become permanent.

The fee will be undisclosed and Ipswich were reluctant to sell King as they still have ambitions of returning to the Elite League in future.

Birmingham boss Graham Drury said: “This news once again underlines the commitment put in by our new owners, Alan Phillips and Chris Luty.

“We have been looking to increase our asset base because we don’t have our own riders at Elite League level, but we’re putting that right.

“It also proves the owners are in this for the long haul. We’re delighted with the move and so is Danny.

“I first worked with him a decade ago during my time in charge of Mildenhall and he’s a delight to deal with.”

King says he sees was only too pleased to pledge his future to the Selco Brummies.

“Birmingham is a good club and one of the main attractions is working with Graham Drury,’’ he said.

‘‘He can be tough but I find him very fair and you know where you stand with him.

“The club is run on a professional basis. The stadium and the track are first-class and I always enjoy turning up and riding at Birmingham.’’

King was hoping to be in action tonight against Coventry but the Elite League clash has been called off due to a waterlogged track.

“The lack of meetings in the last couple of weeks has been frustrating, it seems a long time ago since we rode against Wolves,’’ he said.

“Hopefully we can get back in the swing of things soon and start putting some league points on the board.”